Sedge


 * 1) A Carex spp
 * 2) Any plant of Cyperaceae

Etymology
Proto Indo european marsh plant

Example
A surprising number of sedges, rushes and reeds have bona fide ornamental value, ...A number of sedge (Carex) are also tolerant of mowing and can persist when clipped as close 1 in.

The famous papyrus sedge forming massive beds in lakes and in rivers margins with moplike inflorescences up to 13 ft.

Megaphylogenetic Specimen-Level Approaches to the Carex (Cyperaceae) Phylogeny Using ITS, ETS, and matK Sequences: Implications for Classification

Related
short hair sedge (C.exserta) bog sedge (Kobresia )